The Thomas Crown Affair

Today's Movie is 1968's The Thomas Crown Affair.

Right off the bat, I really like this movie. I hadn't seen it in probably 7 or 8 years so I was a little worried that it might not be as fun as I remembered. The plot is a little thin and at times it feels a bit like style was prioratized over substance but, it's well paced, and I like characters, the jazzy score and the slick editing. 

The film stars Steve McQueen as weathy businessman Thomas Crown. Early in the film Crown plans a well-orcastrated bank heist to be carried out by five strangers. Unlike a lot of heist films, Crown isn't a career criminal and he isn't desperate for money, he's just doing this for the thrill and so he can leave his current life behind. Once it becomes evident that the police are getting nowhere in their investigation into the robbery, a special insurance investigator named Vicki Anderson (played by Faye Dunaway) is brought in to take a crack at solving the case. Vicki instictively indentifies Thomas Crown as the prime suspect, but there is no evidence to go on. The bulk of the film from there centers around the cat-and-mouse between Vicki and Thomas which becomes even more complicated as they become romantically involved.

Overall, though it's not best movie Steve McQueen ever starred in, I think it's still very entertaining and one I'd recommend to anyone who's a fan of heist films.

4 out of 5